Kelan Martin scored 20 of his career-high 37 points in the closing 10 minutes, and the Bulldogs ended a three-game losing streak by coming from behind to beat Marquette 94-83 Friday night in Big East basketball before 8,911 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Butler led by as many as 14 point in the first half but fell behind 67-60 after the Golden Eagles sank three 3s in less than a minute. The Bulldogs responded with a 13-0 run of their own, with seven points by Martin.

Martin needed only 17 shots for his 37. He was 12-of-17 from the field, 4-of-6 on 3s and 9-of-9 on free throws. He added seven rebounds and three assists.

He scored the most by a Butler player since Matthew Graves’ 42 points at Cleveland State on Jan. 15, 1998. Martin's previous high was 35 against Georgetown on Feb. 2, 2016.

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Dynamic duo

There are better duos in the Big East, and certainly the nation, than Martin and Baldwin.

Not many, though. Not many at all.

Martin, snubbed as a Wooden Award nominee this week, has been playing at an All-America level for more than a month. As crisp as Baldwin was on offense, he was better on defense, holding Howard scoreless for a half.

Hot shooting

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How the Bulldogs tallied a much needed win at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Butler’s 17-2 run turned a two-point deficit into a 37-24 lead late in the first half. The Bulldogs expanded the lead to 14 points, making eight shots in a row in one stretch.

They shot 63 percent in the first half, including 74 percent on two-pointers (17-of-23).

After Marquette erased all of that lead, the Bulldogs resumed net-burning with a 13-0 run.

Just enough defense

Marquette has a three-headed monster of 3-point shooters. Howard and Rowsey might be one of the most potent backcourts in the nation, but they are complemented by the Hauser.

Through Marquette’s first 17 games, Howard had 67 3s, Rowsey and Hauser 49. It is difficult to restrain all of them simultaneously, but Butler managed to limit Rowsey (three 3s) and Howard (none).

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